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New and Improved Website: PDXScholar

PDXScholar includes nearly 25,000 items by PSU authors — free textbooks, articles, dissertations, and unique content.   Check out the new website: PDXScholar, The Institutional Repository for Portland State University Summary of improvements: Simpler navigation Better descriptive text  New logo; new tagline: Access for All  University Library logo added Buttons replaced linked text  Library website links … Continue reading the article: New and Improved Website: PDXScholar

Kanopy now requires account creation to view films on some devices

The library licenses some of our film content directly with the streaming platform Kanopy. PSU users must sign in using their ODIN account in order to access the films that we license from this vendor. Recently, Kanopy has updated their platform to suggest and in some cases require that users create a Kanopy account. Please … Continue reading the article: Kanopy now requires account creation to view films on some devices

New Open Textbook

Portland State University (PSU) Library is pleased to announce the publication of our newest open textbook, Daily Departures: Speed Reading Passages for English Language Learners, by Regina Weaver. Daily Departures: Speed Reading Passages for English Language Learners is a collection of twenty 200-225 word reading passages written primarily within the 1,000-word level of the New General Service … Continue reading the article: New Open Textbook

Zotero and Mendeley Workshop

Manage your research and citations with free citation management software. Zotero and Mendeley both allow you to download citations and articles from various websites and databases, electronically store and organize the citations, annotate and highlight articles, and format the citations for your paper and bibliography. This workshop covers the advantages and disadvantages of Zotero and … Continue reading the article: Zotero and Mendeley Workshop

PSU Library to review contract with Elsevier, scientific publishing giant

On February 28th, 2019, the University of California System announced that it had ended months of contract negotiations with Elsevier Publishing and has terminated all subscriptions.  According to a UC System press release, “Elsevier was unwilling to meet UC’s key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated … Continue reading the article: PSU Library to review contract with Elsevier, scientific publishing giant